Brutal and Scary

Rating: 9/10 (25 February 2008)

Zombie movie fan? Forget Dawn of the Dead. Forget Land of the Dead. Forget Night of the living Dead. Resident Evil 1-3. Not so much Evil Dead. 28 Days Later...so much to say. This movie was, and is one of the BEST horror movies to hit the screen. Cilian Murphy was AMAZING as the man who woke up alone in an abandoned town, got up only to find he wasn't alone. The town was eery, scary, lifeless, and the music added to the tension factor. He searches town, finds nothing, has a couple run-ins with the infected, slowly begins to realize what is going on. He meets a group of people who are UN-infected, hoping to gain security and trust with them. They attempt to travel across the state for safety on the other side, only to find that the only military base there only wants the woman so they can breed more human life. Sick, yes, but is an unexpected twist to add to the already confused. It ends with them escaping, and the ending is somewhat heartfelt and powerful. The zombies are unlike any you've seen in previous movies. Their genuine shape and face is like a normal being, except with white, lifeless eyes, and fangs as sharp as shark teeth. And with the power to move, sense, jump, and eat with superhuman ability just makes you fear for the characters more. The character development is also great, even they form a special bond with each other through fighting the zombies, and become sort of like a small family so its devastating when they are broken up. If you haven't seen this movie, see it. If you have, watch it again. If you feel the same way i do, touché!